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[grapecape]

-it's on? Thank you...

[The screen is at first obscured by something that moves away with a raspy chirp, leaving a bespectacled man to glance away from the screen for a moment before turning his attention to it. He seems worried but composed, letting his hand fall from where he'd been rubbing a knuckle absently against his forehead.]

Good...afternoon. [pause, then a sigh.] And a strange one. I don't know who is or how many are listening, but I hope my situation isn't common among you.

[More of that chirping, and Ondorus looks to his side as a green blob of feathers flutters its way up to his shoulder and shuffles around there for a moment, cooing. He smiles wordlessly for a moment and then looks back at the Pokégear.]

She offers her greetings, too. Anyhow - is there anyone listening to whom Sol Terrano means anything? Or, at least, Norad? Or...[His smile falls a little, and he breathes in as he thinks how to word this]...any for whom being a human comes as a bit of a shock?

-or knows of the Forest of Beginnings. [It comes out more rushed than the rest of what he's said, as though the thought came to him suddenly. The Natu on Ondorus' shoulder taps her foot firmly against him, and he nods a little.] Nobody here seemed to respond to any inquiry.

[He glances down (fiddles with something-) and back up.] I hope I'm using this correctly. [A tired smile.] Apparently there's a town of some size that I should get started on reaching. Thank you for your time - and I hope to make acquaintances with some of you.

[Ondorus bows his head politely, then the Pokegear tilts back so that it is receiving a shot of the sky. Offscreen, his voice can be heard - how do I shut this off, now? - along with some chirping from the Natu, and after a few seconds the entry ends.]

Comments

[fuwa_fuwa]

Nope, none of that stuff's here! You're on vacation.

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[machinamonkey]

If you weren't human back home, you're human now. That happens, and I dunno if anyone knows why.

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[combat_butler]

... wow, those are a lot of unique terms that sound straight out of a world I've never heard of. Still, um... I take it you're in the group of people who weren't human before showing up here, huh? It kind of makes me want to guess at what you were, given what I've heard from others so far.

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[usedshooshpap]

Being human was a shock, at first. You just get used to it.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I couldn't give you exact statistics on how common it is for nonhumans to arrive here, though they're invariably placed in a human body.

[which is really interesting, how does it work]

Nevertheless, I would suggest you get used to it. Unless you're lucky, you'll probably be here for quite some time.

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[snapandscoot]

You seem to be doing a decent job of using the Gear so far! Better than most new arrivals, I'd say!

[[Hello Holo Ondorus! Have a perky, smiling woman appearing on the feed.]]

[lightningbearer]

If you're looking for places from your world, you won't find them here.

And I've heard some suggest that everyone here is human to make things more "equal", but that doesn't make any sense.

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[tobeyourhero]

The Forest of Beginnings? Hey, could you tell me more about it? [It sounds like a place worthy of heading for a great adventure.]